DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER &amp; PRESS
Bosse's Jalesha Swope, (22) fights Mt. Carmel's Alex Rosignol, (32) for the rebound in the third quarter of the final Game of the Girls Toyota Classic at Wood Memorial's gym in Oakland City Saturday night. Dec. 22, 2012

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER &amp; PRESS
Bosse's DeAsia Willet, (55) and Mt. Carmel's Alyssa Lang, (22) keep their eye on the loose ball in the first quarter of the final Game of the Girls Toyota Classic at Wood Memorial's gym in Oakland City Saturday night. Dec. 22, 2012

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER &amp; PRESS
Bosse's Jasmine Washington, (24) goes for a loose ball as Mt. Carmel's Tyra Buss, (3) Bosse's Dejianna Butler, (30) and Mt. Carmel's Alyssa Lang, (22) watch in the first quarter of the final Game of the Girls Toyota Classic at Wood Memorial's gym in Oakland City Saturday night. Dec. 22, 2012

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. — After driving and scoring virtually at will throughout the game, all Tyra Buss could do was watch helplessly as Mount Carmel's girls' basketball team led by one and Bosse's Janisha Lindsey stepped to the line for two free throws with 1.2 seconds left in overtime on Saturday night in the championship game of the Toyota Gibson County Teamwork Classic.

"I don't know how to describe it," said Buss, a junior guard who finished with 49 points. "I knew that she was their best free throw shooter. I was just hoping she would miss a couple at the end. She's a really good player."

Fouled on the drive, Lindsey missed her first foul shot. Mount Carmel coach Tim Willis called a timeout before Lindsey's second shot. Returning to the line, Lindsey missed again and Alex Rosignol rebounded to seal the Aces' 77-76 victory and pandemonium reigned on their end of the floor.

Trailing most of regulation, Bosse continually came back.

"We were playing a good team with a great player (Buss)," said Bulldogs coach Andre Thomas. "We knew we had to stay the course. We had a chance to win at the end of regulation and in overtime, but we came up short. My hat's off to Mount Carmel. It was a great game."

Lindsey hit five pointers, but was just 2-for-6 at the line in scoring 31 points for Bosse (10-4), which was seeking to win the Toyota Classic for the first time in its final appearance in the tourney.

"We talked the whole week about a championship effort," Thomas said. "They gave that. I'm proud of my girls. That's what you want, a senior at the line at the end. We came up short. It's a learning experience."

Dejianna Butler complemented Lindsey with 18 points. Both were named to the all-tournament team.

Buss and Alyssa Lang, who had 11 points, were Mount Carmel's representatives on the all-tourney team. The Aces (16-0) won the Classic after finishing second last season.

With the score tied 63-63 at the end of regulation, Lindsey dribbled from the top of the key to the right side, but missed a 3-point attempt and Lucero Tennis rebounded with 2 seconds to play. Mount Carmel's Lang threw a baseball pass downcourt, but nobody tracked it down and it went out of bounds.

As a result, Bosse inbounded under its own basket. But Jasmine Washington missed a 3-point attempt, sending the game into overtime.

The Bulldogs' Jalisha Swope hit a short jumper in the lane to tie the score, 76-76, with 34 seconds remaining in OT. Buss missed her first free throw, but hit the second, to give the Aces a one-point advantage with 26.4 seconds to play.

"It was back and forth the whole game," said Buss, who was 13-for-25 from 2-point range, 2-for-6 from 3-point range and 17-for-24 from the line. "We had to play hard and keep our composure."

Even though she only made two of her final four free throws, she said she wasn't tired.

"To be honest, I wasn't too tired," Buss said. "I twisted my ankle. I came down on it wrong. I played through the pain. You start playing and you forget about it. I knew Bosse would come at me the whole game. I wanted the ball in my hands."

Rosignol complemented Buss and Lang with 10 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.

Leading 36-31, Mount Carmel went on an 11-0 run to close the first half. Buss began the surge by hitting a pair of free throws with 3:06 left. Maddie Dardeen scored underneath. Buss then found Rosignol under the basket for a layup with 1:27 showing. Buss was fouled on the drive and hit the first foul shot, but missed the second, with 52.7 seconds remaining. Buss sank a driving layup and Lang made two free throws with 21.8 seconds to play. Buss made a long 3-pointer, but it was clearly after the buzzer had sounded.